23 Facts About Niraj Jain

Pandit Niraj Jain was a scholar of Jainism, archaeologist, poet and speaker.

Niraj Jain was an expert on Urdu poetry, which is unusual for a Jain scholar.

Niraj Jain had travelled and lectured widely in India and overseas.

Niraj Jain was born at Rithi, where his father Singhai Lakshmandas was an associate and follower of Ganeshprasad Varni.

Niraj Jain was largely self-taught, he continued to study throughout his life while he struggled with day-to-day running of a printing press.

Niraj Jain earned his bachelor's degree at the age of 45 along with youngest son.

Niraj Jain sometimes accompanied him, recorded his lectures and eventually wrote the final chapter of Meri Jivan Gatha, Part II, autobiography of Ganeshprasad Varni.

Niraj Jain specialised in Jain archaeology and history, theory of Karma, Ahimsa and Anekanta.

Niraj Jain was a proponent of harmony among Jains of different traditions, although he frequently engaged in theological debates.

Niraj Jain had a keen interest in study of religion from new perspectives, Hindi and Urdu Poetry as well as journalism.

Niraj Jain travelled extensively in India, both in North as well as South, and abroad to deliver religious discourses.

Niraj Jain visited European countries to spread the message of Non-Violence on the occasion of 2500th anniversary of the Nirvana of Bhagwan Mahaveer in 1975.

Niraj Jain attended 1997 Toronto and 1999 Philadelphia JAINA Conventions.

Niraj Jain visited Many Jain Centers in North America for lectures and workshops.

Niraj Jain participated in World Parliament of Religions at Cape Town in 1999.

Niraj Jain wrote extensively in field of ancient Indian history, art and archaeology.

Niraj Jain took sallekhana in 2002 at Nandanwan Dhariyavad.

Niraj Jain's younger brother Pandit Nirmal Jain was a poet, author and a scholar of Jainism.

Niraj Jain has been active in promoting vegetarianism and ahimsa.

Shri Niraj Jain has written more than two dozen books on various religions and spiritual topics.

Niraj Jain was well-known orator of Jain and Hindu Philosophy and regularly invited for delivering talks.

Niraj Jain was associated with many national committees related to Jainism such as Shree Digambar Jain Mahasabha, Akhil Bhartiya Vidwat Parishad, Shravanbelgola Managing Committee etc.

Niraj Jain was the first scholar to identify the Bade Baba image at Kundalpur as an image of Lord Rishabh based on the hair and images of Chakreshvari devi and Gomukha Yaksha.